February 3, 2024 … God’s Gift of Love
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in this song with lyrics from Matt Boswell and Matt Papa singing … The Everlasting Love of God … poignantly singing of how Christians can ALWAYS rely on the everlasting love of God to share with others thru our lives.
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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 11:24 [NLT] …
24 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything …
… Solomon imparts God’s wisdom on sharing God’s love freely.
Highlight Passage (in context): … Proverbs 10:12, 24-25 … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Solomon, imparts Godly wisdom, showing that giving away God’s love and being generous to others overcomes all offenses.
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Reference Passage: …John 15:13 [NLT] …
13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
… Jesus teaches that the greatest act of love is being willing to give one’s life for a friend.
Reference Passage: … Acts 20:35 [NLT] …
35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
… Paul quotes Jesus in teaching on the value of sharing and giving to others.
Reference Passage: … Romans 5:8 [NLT] …
8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
… Paul shows fellow Christians the extent God was (and IS) willing to share His love with others.
Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 13:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul shows any/all Christians that giving to others without God’s love being shared means nothing to God.
Reference Passage: … 1John 4:19 [NLT] …
19 We love each other because He loved us first.
… The Apostle John shows fellow Christians that we can share God’s love with others because God has shown His love for them (us).
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author , Patricia Raybon - AT THIS LINK - Shares the story of Gwendolyn Stulgis on her wedding day wearing the wedding dress of her dreams (see photo). However, after the wedding, Gwendolyn felt that it would be selfish to simply put away the dress in a sealed bag to gather dust, never being worn again. So she decided to give the dress to someone else to wear; and that began a website where brides can share love with others by giving away their wedding dresses to other brides.
Really this story is a real-life illustration of God’s chosen believers being willing to share God’s love with others because of God’s willingness to share His love with us by giving up His Son to die for us. And taking in the linked song and the Scriptures above certainly motivated me to do what I can to share the gifts and abilities God has given me to share with others. Will you join me to share what God has given us, thru His grace, to share with others as He gives us opportunity today … and then again tomorrow.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for giving me Your love to share with others today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to go out, as You give us opportunities, Lord, to share Your love with others. Amen
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